$500 reward offered in North Plainfield bank heist

NORTH PLAINFIELD — A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the man wanted in connection with last week's robbery of the Wachovia Bank in North Plainfield.

The suspect went into the bank on Friday afternoon and handed a note to a teller demanding money, authorities said. The suspect then reportedly fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of money, and was last seen fleeing on foot headed southbound on Manning Avenue.

The suspect, who was caught on a bank surveillance camera, is described as a white male with a thin build, between 5-feet-6-inches and 5-feet-10-inches tall. He was wearing a beige trench coat, a fedora style hat, white shoes and was carrying a small brown bag, authorities said.

The reward is offered by Crime Stoppers of Somerset County. Anyone with information is asked to contact its confidential tip line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net.